Scribed by: Zach,Austin, Kirste, Alex, Loren, Brian, Brittani,Jessica Bright


Today's discussion:
  • we talked about confucius more and started talking about the other religions in china
  • Legalism became the political philosophy of the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty
  • Authoritarian is one who favors the principle that individuals should obey a powerful authority rather than exercise individual freedom.
  • Miss. Tuss watched Neiffer in action.
  • and she laughed
  • Disco week (the week before semesters)
  • POTD: Old pictures of the days
  • SOTD: Going along with disco week
  • Mencius believed that "people are basically good"
  • We talked about some more priciples.
  • Legalism was established before confucianism
  • And Braden Fought the Power! yes he DID!!
  • Han Fei came up with the idea of Legalism
  • Legalism is the opposite of Confucianism
  • Mencius is a disciple of Confucius
  • we took notes over china's geography and then we talked about there law type thing they have.
  • we talked about how people are basically good and how in confucionism, there shouldn't be punishment
  • Education sucks
  • countryfied china
  • The Analects are the most important works in confucianism.
  • In legalism, intellectualism and literacy is discouraged.
  • Mencius was a disciple of Confucious
  • The policy of Legalism stated that education was a bad thing.
  • Confucious's life story was written on a rock
  • Confucious is now barried in a tomb that is a very large tourist atraction
  • the organizing principle of Confusianism are:
    -Status
    -Age
    -Gender
  • Mencius has a theory based off of Confusianism that people are basically good and if they do something bad, use education to help them not punishment.
  • the emperor is the example of proper behavior --> "big daddy"
  • Mencius was a disci;le of confucius, and believed every body was esentially good.
  • Major Legalist Principles:
    1. human nature is naturally selfish
    2. intellectualism and literacy is discouraged
    3. law is the supreme authority and replaces morality
    4. the ruler must rule with a strong punishing hand
    5. war is the means of strenghening a ruler's power
  • people who are uneducated are much more gulliable
  • we did not have a picture of the day because the internet was down, and it was sad. :(
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